A schoolgirl committed suicide after being forced to undergo female genital mutilation, according to a winning poster in an awareness campaign.
The poster was drawn by Consolatah Lokiru from Ortum Girls School. She entered the competition to remember her friend who committed suicide last year when her parents forced her to undergo the cut.
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